Executive Order 68

\ I ,-- ) ) WHEREAS, WHEREAS, WHEREAS, WHEREAS, WHEREAS, WHEREAS, WH EREAS , WHEREAS, WHEREAS, INTHE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITYOFTHE STATE Of IOWA EXECUTlVE ORDER NUMBER 68 studies have documented th.e health risks to individuals from use.of tobacco products and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke; and use of tobacco products is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, accounting for more than 400,000 deaths each year; and at least 43 of the chemical compounds that have been identified in tobacco smoke are known to cause cancer in humans or animals; and . . workers exposed to secondhand smoke are 34 percent more likely to get lung cancer than those who work in smoke-free environme~ts; and tobacco smoke represents the single most significant source of pollution in most indoor air environments and secondhand smoke causes 30 times as many lung cancer deaths as alt regulated air pollutants combined; and exposure to secondhand smoke is the third leading preventable cause of death, after active smoking and alcohol use; and this -year 3000 Americans will die of lung cancer due to secondhar:id smoke; and direct medical costs attributable to smoking total about $50 billion a year; and · the State of Iowa has the responsibility to protect and promote the health and welfare of state employees and all citizens; and WHEREAS, WH EREAS, WH EREA S, VVHEREAS, buildings owned and operated by the State of Iowa must be accessible to all citizens. in order to serve their needs; and the use of tobacco products in state buildings sets a poor example for citizens of the state, especially young people who are particularly · susceptible to peer pressure and influence of the tobacco industry; and Executive Order Number 26T which I signed on December 31, 1986, · prohibited the sale of tobacco products ln the areas of buildings under my control in the State Capitol Complex and '.all offices occupied by state government; and there are ct:!rrently-p0!icies in place which prohibit the-use-of tobacco products within individuai state buildings , and an executive order would formartze and perpetuate the policies: --- - - - Ne·w, TH EREFORE, ·I, .'.ferry-~·ranstad;-8·overnor-of-the-State-of-towa-;-brv-1rtcre-of-ttre authority vested in me by the Laws and Constitution of the State of Iowa, do hereby orderJhat:.. ATTEST: The use of all tobacco products in the areas of buildings under my_ control in the State Capitol Complex and all offices occupied by state government is hereby prohibited . IN TESTIMONY VVHEREOF , I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused the Great Seal of the State of Iowa to be affixed. Done at Des Moines this. 23rd day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred. and ninety- eight. ~~